Russ,
I'm not sure of this, but there may be a radar on recently for people that swoop in, use the board/system to benefit for themselves only, then ditch out, without providing anything. We did just go through this with a gentleman/lady trying to sell a wrecker with a sudden transmission problem. It may have happened more also, I don't know. All of this is just a guess, and it may not have anything to do with you, you may just be the first that popped up since the transmission lady incident happened, which was very recent. I have no idea.
Per the rules, the forum is free, one actually can do that. But, it is easy to see that if a lot of that happens, the site may just collapse, or not work at all. The TM does its job, but a lot of quick and useful info does come from resolving issues and posting what was wrong. I have used that info, and have posted the same. I'm a paying member, and I also have developed and brought several products to the board for reasonable cost for others to utilize and benefit from.
It is probably kind of like being in front of a judge. They want to see you contribute to society. When I fought speeding tickets as a kid with a Mustang, the judge always asked each person in court if they work. If they did not (were not paying taxes), he would be much harsher on them. Does not have to be $. Actually, info is more valuable than $ in a lot of instances. People have to put in for the system to work. If it was a board of a bunch of people that only asked questions, it would never work, even for a month.
I think asking people to post their findings is a reasonable request. If only to you, then you are right, and that is not fair. If you have time to post a new question, then you had time to close out a previous post. Update all of your open ended posts, and you'll be off the radar. Gravy.
You have a good looking truck. Stay here, contribute, and tell stories. Don't just ditch out and say "They just suck on lemons all day over there". It may feel like doghead doesn't like me at times either, and that's fine or may not be the case at all, but I do know a system won't work unless everybody is pulling, just like your wife.